Posted by admin on 18 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: anthems, events, news, politics
There were red faces galore the other night at the Swiss TV channel SRG during the Germany-Austria Euro 2008 match. Someone had the bright idea of subtitling the national anthems. Unfortunately, that someone was using an outdated lyric book, as the German anthem came with the words, “Deutschland, Deutschland Uber alles… (Germany over all)”. Yep, [...]
Posted by admin on 06 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: news, tip, tribute
Superbus – Heart of Glass – Live -Generation 80Uploaded by Channel_Zero
A perfect pop band (Superbus) playing a perfect pop tune (“Heart of Glass”). It doesn’t get much better than this on a rainy Friday. But what about the words?
Posted by admin on 05 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: RIP, news
My, my how times change. This item covered in journals such as Forbes and the International Herald Tribune, no less, is an indication of two things. The first is the importance of words. The second is the increasing number of women in armies around the world. The story they are covering is the announcement of [...]